I Became the Progenitor Vampire Chapter 293

Chapter 293: Chapter 295: As Expected, It's a Farming Style, Everything Can Be Planted, High-Level Magic Scroll Manufacturing Skill (10,000 Characters Long Chapter) Chapter 293: Chapter 295: As Expected, It's a Farming Style, Everything Can Be Planted, High-Level Magic Scroll Manufacturing Skill (10,000 Characters Long Chapter) Nilo took out a peculiar item from his pocket.

A magic crystal stone.

A crystal-like transparent magic crystal stone with a thumb-sized plant growing on it, looking quite odd.

The plant growing on the magic crystal stone resembled a mini tree, its roots spreading like a spider's web within the stone, treating the crystal as if it were soil.

Several goji berry-sized red fruits hung from the plant, their bright red appearance quite charming.

But what amazed Lide most was that these red fruits exhibited magic fluctuations.

Yes, he felt strong magic fluctuations from those goji berry-sized red fruits.

It was like–fruits produced by a magic plant.

Lide looked at Nilo curiously, “Is this a magic plant? Why can it grow on a magic crystal stone?”

Aside from a few special plants, even magic plants could not grow without soil, as the land is the source of life.

Although magic crystal stones contained extremely rich magic power, they could not provide the nutrients needed by plants.

The fact that Nilo's special plant could grow on a magic crystal stone was a bit different.

Nilo's face revealed a gentle smile, her eyes glowing with a faint golden light becoming even more brilliant, like the sun flickering.

“Your Highness, do you remember what I mentioned last time?

The power of faith can make weapons tougher and more durable, can restore life to plants, and can heal animals' injuries… It is an extremely powerful energy, with unbelievable properties.”

Lide nodded. Castro's extraordinary armor was made using the power of faith, wasn't it?

But apart from weapons, he hadn't spent much time researching other possibilities.

He had also experimented with using the power of faith to stimulate plants' growth; although it allowed plants to grow quickly in the short term, once removed from the power of faith, these plants would die quickly, completely failing to achieve his desired effect.

Since he wasn't very interested, he stopped continuing after several unsuccessful experiments.

However, to be candid, if relying solely on the power of faith, then stimulating plant growth would only be seen as something of limited use since he didn't have enough power of faith to waste.

But now, what Nilo said seemed somewhat different from what he had imagined, a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes.

“Are you saying that you stimulated this plant using the power of faith? But what is different about it?”

He had granted Nilo partial access to the power of faith, and now, with nearly 40,000 believers in the Dawn Sect generating a significant amount of power of faith daily, Nilo using some of it didn't concern Lide too much.

The recent transferrals of several believers to become Dawn Priests were operated by Nilo herself. In this regard, Lide had given this girl, whose soul belonged to him, a great deal of autonomy.

Nilo nodded and then shook her head.

“Sort of, and sort of not.”

Her expression gradually turned solemn.

“You once told me to continue my research on the power of faith, so I never gave up and kept trying.”

Lide smiled faintly; it was Nilo who discovered that the power of faith could enhance weapons' attributes, so he had previously given her a similar advisory.

“And this is the success of the past year and more.”

Nilo beamed excitedly, like a child who had received the best toy, and with her long white priestess' robe, she looked even more charming.

“This plant growing on the magic crystal stone is just a common grass.

I began by feeding small amounts of the power of faith daily about six months ago, but for a long time, it just grew more lush and nothing else.

Later, accidentally using my perception of magic, I discovered that after a long duration of growth stimulated by the power of faith, the plants began to respond slightly to magic and started absorbing it.”

The girl's eyes grew even brighter, as if stars were twinkling in them.

“Then I transplanted one of these wild grasses into a magic crystal stone with a small hole dug out, continuing to stimulate it with the power of faith each day.

As time passed, the grass's absorption power for magic grew stronger, and the dense magic power of the magic crystal stone became the best nutrient for the grass.

After three months, under the continuous irrigation with the power of faith and constant magic power, this wild grass completely transformed into a magic plant and even produced magic fruit.

Most crucially, even now, if I stop using the power of faith to stimulate its growth, as long as I provide enough magic crystal stones, it can still survive.”

This discovery is quite powerful.

Lide instantly realized the potential here. If this matter is as Nicole described, it would definitely be worth a considerable cost to explore.

He admired the nearly perfect delicate features of the girl's face as he looked at her.

“What use does the fruit of this plant have?”

“Your Highness, I've tested these magic fruits at the breeding farm. Although small, they contain intensely concentrated energy, not only quickly healing wounds but also making ordinary animals stronger for a short period.

Moreover, more than a hundred pigs were used experimentally without any side effects.”

Healing and temporary strength enhancement?

Lide smiled satisfactorily after hearing this.

However, experimenting only on pigs–what's the meaning of that…

The specific characteristics of the fruits produced by this plant are not the key issue; the key lies in the underlying implications.

This signifies that as long as he had enough Magic Crystal Stones and Power of Faith, he could grow Magic Plants in Dawn City.

Moreover, even if there were no Magic Plants, the Power of Faith could transform ordinary plants into Magic Plants.

The implications behind this were too significant.

Even the Huskies couldn't match this; it was downright earth-shattering.

At this moment, Lide felt the importance of the Power of Faith even more; it was like a treasure trove, always unveiling unexpected surprises as long as one dug deep.

“No wonder those Divinities, upon possessing infinite power, still wage wars over believers. These believers are like a treasure trove.

However, now these Divinities that are repelled by the Main Plane don't know that in this world, there's someone who can harvest the Power of Faith at will.

Having this advantage makes one feel quite delighted.”

Lide's smile grew wider as he thought about it.

Those Divinities would dream of having such an advantage–to personally preach without being repelled by the Main Plane; it's simply incredible.

“Nicole, this matter must be kept confidential, known only between you and Nicole.

I will arrange for a batch of Magic Crystal Stones from the City Hall to be delivered to Dawn Sect, and you should convert 30 people into Dawn Priests. These priests will specialize in cultivating plants, and I need you to research various types of Magic Plants.”

“Moreover, notify Nicole to take charge of this matter. If the Power of Faith is useful for plants, it's likely not ineffective for animals.

Let Nicole establish a Magic Plant Research Department, specifically to study how the Power of Faith can cultivate living beings.”

After issuing the orders, Lide's mood remained excited; he felt that the Magic Plant Research Department might bring him great surprises.

“You can scale up the research; don't be afraid of consumption, as I'll provide you with ample resources.

Moreover, you must meticulously record every plant's habits, growth cycle, the process of transforming into Magic Plants, and ascertain their effects.

In short, for every plant we research, ensure the most detailed data is recorded.”

It was rare to hear Lide give such patient and detailed instructions; Nicole immediately felt Lide's emphasis on the matter.

“Yes, Your Highness.

I will not disappoint you.”

Afterward, Lide talked with Nicole about some trivial matters related to Dawn Sect before Nicole hurriedly left.

The girl felt Lide's hope placed in this matter, which made this purely faithful Divine Priest incredibly happy.

Because now she could help Lide.

After leaving City Hall, Nicole immediately returned to Dawn Church.

Just as she stepped into the second-floor office of the church, a tiny, quirky figure in priest robes appeared.

“Sister, did you see His Highness?”

Looking at that girl with her round eyes spinning agilely, full of vitality, Nicole smiled slightly.

“His Highness instructed us to immediately convert 30 Dawn Priests and establish a Magic Plant Research Department to fully study how to use the power of Dawn to cultivate Magic Plants.”

Whenever she wasn't in front of Lide, Nicole referred to the Power of Faith as the “power of Dawn.”

“Oh, is there more? Did the city lord say anything else?” Nicole, dressed in a blue long dress, looked at Niloh with a hint of anticipation.

Like he knew what Nicole wanted to hear, Niloh reached out and stroked Nicole's black hair, smiling slightly, “Lord Lide said you did a great job with the church personnel's level setting, he's very satisfied.

Moreover, he's entrusted you with full responsibility for the Magic Plants Research project.”

Upon hearing this, Nicole instantly jumped up from the ground and spun around several times with her arms raised high.

“Wow~ Hooray!!”

Her small, delicate face was filled with brilliant smiles, her eyes almost brimming with spirit.

Like a child who had just been given candy.

“This matter is very important to Lord Lide, I think for a long time to come, besides preaching, the most important thing for the Dawn Sect will be cultivating magic plants using the Power of Faith and magic crystal stones.

Nicole, Lord Lide values you highly, work hard, and don't disappoint Lord Lide.”

Seeing the pleased smile on Niloh's face, Nicole's spirited eyes showed determination, and she nodded vigorously.

“Sister, from the day we arrived in Dawn City, the city lord has been our pillar.”

Though it wasn't Lide himself who had brought them back, without Lide, they would never have had their current lives.

Perhaps, they would have already starved to death or been tormented to death by those filthy refugees.

“I will give my all for the city lord, sister, Nicole won't let you or the city lord down.”

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As expected, the development of Divine Gifted Holy Armor to resist the invasion of Holy Power had come to a standstill.

Until August 10th, Lide had received no exciting news from the Magic Industry Research Institute.

But he maintained his patience, knowing that if it were that easy to develop, perhaps the Bloodline wouldn't still fear the sunlight and Light Attribute's power after all these centuries.

“Lord Lide, the team for the third trade with the Blue Star Tribe has returned. Chief Amiya suggests establishing a permanent trading post at the natural harbor on the Lost Coast to facilitate trading.

Frey didn't respond directly to Chief Amiya, this matter requires your decision.”

Harrison stood in Lide's office, his gaze respectfully on Lide, who was flipping through documents behind a wooden desk.

Since the latter part of July when trading with the Blue Star Tribe began, the Fishman Tribe had tasted the sweet deal of having weapons forged explicitly by Dawn City.

Thus, they had been eager to increase the scale of trading with Dawn City, aiming for a permanent small town establishment by the coast to enhance the frequency of trading.

Given that the Blue Star Tribe's trade with Dawn City involved commonly seen magic materials in the ocean, the Fishman Tribe was very proactive about the trading between both parties.

“This matter can be delayed; it's not urgent right now.

How much magic material have we obtained from the trade with the Fishman Tribe?”

Lide had no plans to expand his maritime influence, at least not in the short term.

His current territories were already enough to keep him occupied, Dawn City didn't have the resources to manage the seaside yet.

Having the Fishman Tribe as a prime market for Dawn City's goods was sufficient.

“Lord Lide, we have traded with the Blue Star Tribe three times in total — the first time we traded 5,000 sets of rare armor, the second time 7,000 sets, and the third time 8,000 sets.

A total of 20,000 sets of rare-level armor were traded with the Blue Star Tribe.

The traded magic materials primarily include — Deep Sea Squid Blood, Magic Sea Star, Magic Language Tears, and Deep Sea Octopus.

These four types of materials are essential for making magic scrolls.

Initially, the Fishman Tribe bartered goods for goods. For convenience, we established trading rules with the Blue Star Tribe — all materials and equipment are valued in gold pucks.

Based on Green City's market price as a reference, these materials provided by the Blue Star Tribe are about one gold puck per unit.

Deep Sea Squid Blood in 1-pound units, a drop of Magic Language Tears per unit, and one Magic Sea Star or Deep Sea Octopus each per unit.”

Harrison glanced at Lide, and seeing no questions from him, continued.

“Our rare-level armors sold to the Blue Star Tribe are priced at 50 gold pucks per set.”

To prevent corrosion by seawater, the dwarves added special materials inside the armor, therefore the cost price was 10 Gold Pucks.

Cost 10, selling price 50, the pure profit from a set of armor could reach 500%.

Selling 20,000 sets of armor to the Fishman Tribe, we exchanged for magic materials valued at 1 million Gold Pucks.

Our cost was 200,000 Gold Pucks, the net profit from these three transactions amounted to 800,000 Gold Pucks.”

Lide smiled faintly, 800,000, and this was just from three transactions, each only lasting a week.

On average, trading with the Fishman Tribe could earn us about 270,000 Gold Pucks per week.

The profit was enough to drive the traditional nobles of Green City who had been established for hundreds of years insane, it was simply outrageous, more lucrative than robbery.

Of course, this was also due to the weapon factory's insanely efficient production rate, but the cost was the now insufficient supply of steel.

Though Lide valued the profits from trading with the Fishman Tribe, what he valued more was the fact that he had already taken control of the entire supply chain for magic scrolls.

From demon beast pelts to the essential magic materials for making magic scrolls, to production, and finally sales.

This was a complete industrial chain; Lide had now connected the upper and lower streams, everything was in his hands.

What did this represent?

It meant that the future cost of producing magic scrolls would drop significantly, allowing him to gain higher profits.

It also meant the magic factory would become independent, no longer subject to disruptions such as from war or other emergencies that could halt the production of magic scrolls.

“This batch of magic raw materials worth 1 million Gold Pucks, based on our current production rate, will be enough for us to produce for 5 years…”

Harrison's face beamed with joy.

The magic materials traded with the Fishman Tribe, though indispensable, were not like the main raw material of demon beast pelts, hence consumed in smaller quantities.

These three trades had secured the magic factory's raw material supply for the next few years.

This greatly increased our ability to resist risks.

Lide nodded slightly.

“This batch of raw materials should be sealed in the storeroom, and be sure to use a magic array to keep these materials preserved and prevent any degradation in quality.”

“Yes, my lord.”

“Additionally, continue trading with the Fishman Tribe, we want to store at least 10 years, no, 15 years of supplies.”

Lide's gaze was profound.

Because starting now, City Hall and the Dawn Mage Tower would begin setting up the magic factory.

I need to establish the magic factory in Dawn City before the Frost Month this year.”

His train of thought was clear, not getting complacent due to the massive profits in short order.

The Crimson Mage Tower's development had already faced significant restrictions, and if it were to grow unrestrained now, while Spark was severely weakened, the already greedy eyes on the Crimson Mage Tower might truly become a threat by forces capable of clashing with Spark.

Though the power he possessed now was comparable to the great nobles of Green City, his forces consisted of alien races and dark beings, which were not suited for combat within Green City.

Dawn City was his stronghold, where he could construct as he wished.

Therefore, shifting the industry was being proactive, and in the future, the role of the Crimson Mage Tower would shift from purely a production base to a high-end magic scroll manufacturing and sales hub.

The lower-level magic scrolls would be produced in Dawn City.

This would serve a complementary role, enabling the Crimson Mage Tower to handle bigger projects with focused power.

As Lide had just finished speaking, fluttering~
A sound of wing flapping came from outside the window, followed by a gray bat flying in from the half-open glass window.

It circled around the spacious office a few times before gently landing on the palm Lide had extended.

Lide skillfully took out the bound secret message from the bat's belly, unfolded the white paper, and smoothed out the wrinkles.

After glancing over it, his eyes lit up slightly, and a joyful expression was hard to hide on his face.

Seeing Lide's smile, Harrison did not speak, quietly waiting for him to finish reading.

Moments later, with a smile still present in his eyes, Lide casually handed the secret letter to him.

“Take a look.”

Harrison took it and immediately a huge surprise appeared on his face.

“Three Circle Magic Scroll Making Skill? And Four Circle too?

Clan Leader, we must seize them this time.”

Lide, with a smile on his face, nodded.

“Yes, this team of adventurers is quite capable to have obtained such treasures from the Ancient Ruins.

Get ready, I will be returning to Green City shortly.”

After saying that, he took a deep look at Harrison.

“The study of Divine Gifted Holy Armor must be accelerated; our research strength is definitely not weak.

Whether it's the goblin's alchemy, the dwarves' forging skill, or magic, even the abundant knowledge of those polymaths, all have endless potential.

I'm not sure how long I will be away, so you must not neglect Dawn City.”

Harrison responded with a serious expression.

Lide continued, “Furthermore, the construction of the new city district, along with the Dawn Sect's project of using the Power of Faith and Magic Crystal Stones to cultivate Magic Plants, must not be slackened either.

Especially the new city district, it's already mid-August now, and although the Beastmen still occupy the land of the Nolan Empire without withdrawing, we will still mobilize to plunder the population during Frost Month.

So we must complete ample residential areas before Frost Month.”

Currently, Dawn City had many matters requiring attention: the development of Divine Gifted Holy Armor, construction of the new city district, the cultivation of Magic Plants using the Power of Faith, trade with the Low Hill Hills and Fishman Tribe, and so on.

Almost every item was crucial; if it weren't necessary, he wouldn't want to leave Dawn City at this time.

But high-level Magic Scroll Making Skills are rare opportunities, and he must act personally to be reassured.

Due to the existence of the Magic Factory, obtaining these high-level Magic Scrolls would definitely generate tremendous returns.

He had instructed the Dark Contract and Crimson Mage Tower to disseminate the news to acquire high-level Magic Scroll Making Skills since last year.

But after more than half a year, not to mention high-level Magic Scrolls, even Level 1 and Level 2 Magic Scrolls had no news.

The Mercenary Guild, Adventurer's Guild, Thief Guild, and these other guilds all had high-reward missions for finding Magic Scroll Making Skills, but there was no movement.

Just now, the Crimson Mage Tower passed on news that a group of adventurers had found two complete versions of Magic Scroll Making Skills at the Ancient Ruins, and they were for Three and Four Circles, which inevitably excited Lide.

The history of this world is incredibly long, even to the point of being untraceable.

The civilization of the Ancient Era was exceptionally brilliant, but as the epochs shifted, many cities, high-level life forms, races, and even nations were buried in the torrents of time.

Countless ruins were left across various planes.

The origin of the Adventurer's Guild was precisely because of these Ancient Ruins.

And squads of adventurers finding high-level treasures in the Ancient Ruins and selling them have become numerous; countless minstrels immortalize the legends of destitute nobles and poor warriors discovering treasures in the Ancient Ruins and transforming their fortunes overnight.

Because such examples emerged from time to time, so many adventurers tirelessly roamed the world, hoping to discover some undiscovered ruin.

“Clan Leader, rest assured, all ongoing projects in Dawn City are currently under the control of the City Hall.

There will be no problems.”

Harrison said firmly.

Although there are many construction projects in Dawn City, the City Hall, honed over a long period, had developed an effective method of operation.

They didn't find the multitude of projects troublesome, and as long as they didn't exceed limits, with its current capacity, the City Hall could handle them with ease.

“Good, teaching you, I'm reassured.”

Lide nodded satisfactorily.

Currently, the direct employees of the City Hall had reached 1,000, complete with administrative staff, and the system wouldn't fail just because of one person's absence.

This was the system Lide most desired.

A system that couldn't operate without a certain individual was extremely fragile and couldn't withstand any risk.

After giving Harrison some instructions to keep in mind, Lide mounted Castro and flew directly back to Dawn City.

But this time, Lide learned his lesson and brought along Withered Bone, the skeleton who loved boasting to the townsfolk and had recently switched back to his skeletal body.

Last time's standoff with the Fishman Tribe taught him the importance of space magic, otherwise he could have had more control.

Although there were many advanced-level warriors under his command, only Withered Bone, the eccentric skeleton, had some proficiency with space magic.

Withered Bone was somewhat reluctant when Lide mentioned him by name.

Since last time, to protect Lide during the awakening of the Bloodline, he transformed into a bone dragon and flew over Dawn City for months and became a legend in the eyes of the residents.

With Lide's approval, his skeletal body, which was confined in Dawn Square, was released.

Lately, this chatterbox skeleton's favorite activity had been bragging in the only tavern in Dawn City.

And indeed, Withered Bone managed to become a well-known figure in Dawn City by casually allowing the dragon's head to peek inside the tavern and scare people.

The residents even gave him a trembling title that matched the Soul Fire of Withered Bone's laughter, the Tusk of Dawn City – the Dragon of Destruction.

Though he was not an abyss giant dragon with destruction attributes, Withered Bone was quite satisfied.

Great Withered Bone Lord now had his own title, the Tusk of Dawn City – the Dragon of Destruction. Listen to the resonant, grand title, I'm simply the strongest among the undead!

Cackle, cackle~ Praise death, praise Dawn City, praise my master.

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On the third floor of the Crimson Mage Tower, Little Isa, dressed in a white long dress with continuous embroidery, held Lide's hand and looked at him with joy, tilting her head.

The little girl today wore a white half-hollow embroidered tassel long dress with white pantyhose and black little calf leather boots.

This outfit, along with her delicate and perfect little face and eyes as dazzling as rubies, made her look irresistibly adorable.

Lide recognized at a glance that this dress was tailored for Little Isa at his request; when in Dawn City, seeing the little girl liked it, he had the tailor make four or five sets for her to take back.

Isa
Level: 9
Age: 17
Golden Bloodline: Awakening Level (15%)
Explanation: Possesses the Golden Bloodline of the Golden Race, whose talent is enough to shock the divine.

Restricted Talent: Bond, Bond: Betty Smollett…

But what astonished Lide most was Isa's level. Last time in Dawn City, she was level 8; now, seeing her reached level 9 appeared as simple as eating.

However, something odd Lide noticed was that Little Isa's birthday was May 8th. After the 8th, her age in the attribute panel would increase by one year.

Although this cute and small girl was already 17, she still looked thirteen or fourteen and didn't seem to have grown up.

Psychologically, she also leaned towards being thirteen or fourteen and didn't exhibit the maturity of a 17-year-old girl.

This felt a bit strange to Lide.

Is this what they call a legal loli?

In Glory, at 16, one is already an adult who could marry and have children or join adventures and even the military.

Why doesn't Isa grow up?

Thinking this, Lide shook his head. Isa at Crimson Mage Tower was his heart's delight, well-fed and well-cared-for; it was impossible for her to be mistreated.

So, the reason for not growing up must be down to the characteristics of the Golden Race.

Which Golden Race Isa belonged to, Lide couldn't tell. After pondering, he decided to stop dwelling on it.

If she doesn't grow up, so be it. With him around, what's wrong with supporting this little girl for a lifetime?

“Lord Lide, here are all the details on that adventurer team,” said Veena, wearing a blue mage robe, as she briskly stepped into the study from outside, then laid out a pile of documents in front of him.

Her golden hair slightly curled at the back, spreading out like waves of gold.

Wenna's blue eyes were filled with laughter, her inner joy no less than Little Yisha.

Lide stood up, pulled over a pile of materials, flipped through them casually, then turned to Wenna, who was still smiling at him, and smiled slightly as he reached out and ruffled his maid's head.

“No need, just tell me again.”

Wenna, like a little kitten, squinted her eyes and thoroughly enjoyed Lide's affection.

“Yes, Lord Lide.”

After Lide withdrew his hand, she gave him a sweet smile and picked up the materials again; at that moment, the girl's demeanor was that of a little maid, showing none of the empress-like aura she carried in Green City's business world.

But the girl took pleasure in this role without finding it problematic.

“The Markli adventuring team registered with the adventurer's guild three years ago. Markli is the captain of this team, thus it was named after him.

The Markli adventuring team consists of five people, two level 7 thieves, one level 8 archer, one level 8 warrior, and one level 5 mage.”

Lide was interested upon hearing this.

“This team actually has a spellcaster?”

A mage's status was significant; only the most powerful adventure teams could afford to have a mage join them.

Now, a clearly very small adventure team had a level 5 spellcaster, which was quite rare.

Wenna nodded, flipped another page of the documents in her hand, and the crisp, pleasing sound of the page turning filled the air.

“Because this spellcaster is Captain Markli's younger brother, he decided to join.”

Lide then understood; no wonder an intermediate mage would join such a team only if there were several level 10 higher professionals.

“Where did they find the technology to make magic scrolls?”

“According to the information we obtained, it appears to be in the region where the Northern Undead are active, but because they're very secretive, we couldn't obtain precise details.”

“Where is this team currently?”

“The Heart-eating Demon,” Wenna closed her documents with a slightly solemn expression, “Lord Lide, this team originally planned to secretly sell their magic scroll making skills on the dark market, but after entering the market, they caught the attention of people from the Heart-eating Demon.

Then, one of the dark market's managers–the Heart-eating Demon took control of this team by force and decided to hold an auction in the dark market, auctioning off these two sets of magic scroll manufacturing skills.

One is a Three Circle, the other a Four Circle, both are very rare high-level manufacturing skills.”

After speaking, Wenna added somewhat worriedly, “You must be aware of the Heart-eating Demon, but from my observations this time, at least two Marchioness-level great nobles in Green City are entangled with them.

These underground forces couldn't survive in Green City without the protection or even collusion with the nobles of Green City.

You must be cautious.

And most importantly, the master of the Heart-eating Demon–Heart-eating Demon Wales, a level 19 powerful being, who reached level 19 a hundred years ago, has a great reputation in the upper echelons of Green City, his strength probably not inferior to that of Lord Spark.

So this time, we can only participate in the auction through regular channels.”

Lide was slightly taken aback upon hearing this and looked at Wenna's serious expression feeling a mix of amusement and helplessness.

The girl probably still didn't know he held a vice president title under Heart-eating Demon.

Although Wenna knew the Dark Contract was Lide's, her attention to the underworld wasn't very high; her connections were more within the higher nobility of Green City.

Thus, she wasn't very clear about the intricate relationships within these underground forces.

“Don't worry, the Crimson Mage Tower just needs to participate in the auction following the rules set by the Heart-eating Demon–that should take care of the rest.”

Lide did not reveal his ability to influence Heart-eating Demon.

Regardless of his relationship with Heart-eating Demon, the Crimson Mage Tower must participate in the auction of magic scroll manufacturing technology; it was the stand of the Crimson Mage Tower, and failing to act would appear odd.

Though for now, since the seller was Heart-eating Demon, he wouldn't rigidly stick to any rules; it was better to acquire the goods first.

Wenna looked mildly surprised at his response, then showed a gentle smile, not questioning how Lide intended to proceed.

In the girl's heart, Lide's words were absolute truth, and her trust in him had already reached its peak.

Now that Lide had learned this information, he did not say more; it was still better to get the magic scroll making technology first.

The night is long, and dreams are plentiful.

Green City, a city existing for thousands of years with plenty of high-level beings even hosting extraordinary ones, hence only by having the goods could peace be ensured.

At the thought, Lide stood up directly and turned his head to look at Betty, who was silently wiping the Extraordinary Giant Sword in her hand in the corner of the study.

This Northern Land Valkyrie had been silent in the corner ever since Lide returned. Although she hadn't spoken to him, her small gestures of stealthily glancing at the others' conversation revealed that the wild temperament of someone from the Northern Royal Family was not as indifferent as it appeared on the surface.

“Betty, change your clothes and come with me to the Dark Contract,” he said.

Betty's eyes sparkled upon hearing this, her black pupils flashed with a surge of high fighting spirit, and she immediately stood up carrying the black giant sword.

“Are we going to hunt that Level 19 Heart-eating Demon this time?”

Lide's expression stiffened.

He hadn't even brought Beastman King Kapp; how were they supposed to hunt a Level 19 Heart-eating Demon?

Moreover, this Heart-eating Demon had almost broken through to the Transcendent after his last deception, and its combat power was terrifyingly high.

Wouldn't going to face this creature head-on just be asking for trouble?

Plus, he was Lord Ilo now, commanding an extra deterrent effect on Wales.

This creature was like a little sheep in front of Lord Ilo, and there were certainly better ways to handle it.

“No, combat is only the last resort. Our goal this time is the Magic Scroll Making Skill, not to fight,” Lide firmly rejected the Northern Land Valkyrie.

“Oh…” Betty sounded somewhat disappointed.

Lide shook his head and ignored the girl whose desire for battle was off the charts. As he prepared to leave, he seemed to remember something and turned to look at Vina.

“Vina, how has Teacher Spark been lately?”

Vina shook her head, “Lord Spark's condition hasn't deteriorated, but it hasn't improved either. The negative energy within his body hasn't been purified.”

Lide's heart grew slightly heavy. He had always been concerned about Spark's condition and hadn't forgotten about him,
but the Death Flower was too rare, and had it not been for Spark telling him, he wouldn't have even known of its existence.

So, there was no clue for the short term.

“The search for the Death Flower cannot be delayed. We can continue to increase the bounty on the task we posted at the various Mercenary Guilds, until we find the Death Flower.”

After saying this, Lide shook his head as the matter of the Death Flower seemed unlikely to be resolved soon. For now, he needed to secure the Magic Scroll Making Skill.

“Yes, Lord Lide.”

“Also, in the next few days, you and Yisha should not leave the confines of the Crimson Mage Tower. The auctioning of the Magic Scroll Making Skill might not go so smoothly.”

After finishing, Lide looked at Yisha and Vina, who seemed a bit worried, and he smiled slightly.

“After my Bloodline Awakening, I gained the ability to be reborn. Even if I'm killed, I can still be reborn in the border city.

So, don't worry about me; just keep yourselves safe.”

Hearing this, the two girls instantly showed huge smiles.

Even Betty's eyes glinted with a touch of happiness.

Lide's security was undoubtedly the most important thing in their hearts, and now that he had awakened such a powerful ability, it was indeed a pleasant surprise.

This significantly eased their persistent anxieties.

“Teacher… be careful…” Yisha still whispered a small caution when Lide was leaving.

Lide patted the little girl's head and left with Betty.

After one Sunshine Hour.

Black Rose Manor.

After three months, Stanley saw Lide again.

Seeing Lide for the first time, this exceptionally intelligent man rarely showed a smile.

However, this smile, in conjunction with his scarred and fierce face, seemed somewhat bizarre, and even a bit terrifying.

“My Lord, the Shadow of Dawn has almost made progress!”

Chapter end